In the USA, they're called apartments; in the UK they're called flats.
They are a modern invention.I don't particularly like them.I don't think it's good for so many people to live so close together.It's not good for people to live on top of each other.I don't understand how people can live above the second floor.It's not natural to live in the sky.The thing I hate most about apartments are the lifts (Americans say elevator) and the fact there's no garden.More and more people are moving into apartments.This creates problems with overcrowding.There aren't enough spaces to park your car, there's nowhere to throw your rubbish and you have to wait ages to reach your floor.Give me a little house with a little garden any day.
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In the USA, they’re called apartments; in the UK they’re called flats.
アメリカでは、彼らはアパートと呼ばれています。英国ではフラットと呼ばれています。
They are a modern invention.
彼らは現代の発明です。
I don’t particularly like them.
特に好きではありません。
I don’t think it’s good for so many people to live so close together.
多くの人がそんなに近くに住むのは良くないと思います。
It’s not good for people to live on top of each other.
人々がお互いの上に住むのは良くありません。
I don’t understand how people can live above the second floor.
私は、人々が2階以上でどのように生活できるかを理解していません。
It’s not natural to live in the sky.
空に住むのは自然ではありません。
The thing I hate most about apartments are the lifts (Americans say elevator) and the fact there’s no garden.
私がアパートで一番嫌いなのはエレベーター（アメリカ人はエレベーターと言う）と庭がないということです。
More and more people are moving into apartments.
ますます多くの人々がアパートに引っ越しています。
This creates problems with overcrowding.
これにより、過密状態の問題が発生します。
There aren’t enough spaces to park your car, there’s nowhere to throw your rubbish and you have to wait ages to reach your floor.
車を駐車するのに十分なスペースがありません。ごみを捨てる場所がなく、床に着くまで年齢を待たなければなりません。
Give me a little house with a little garden any day.
いつでも小さな庭のある小さな家をください。
